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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone who has hired a lot of interns, internships are helpful if for no other reason then a college kid is not blindsided by the 9-5 (even in today's telework world) of an actual job.  The difference between kids who worked or had an internship of any kind, related or not the eventual job, is very noticeable compared to kids whose parents told them school was their job.[/quote]

+1 as an intern manager I never want to be someone's first job. Most of the rising-senior summer interns we hire (big brand company) had a prior internship, usually at a small company. I've never hired a rising junior or younger.

We also have interns year round and the competition for Fall and Spring semester internships is much, much less so if a student is having trouble finding something for summer and has the flexibility to do a gap semester they may find better opportunities that way. More often that not our Fall/Spring interns are new grads who are happy to have a short-term experience while continuing to search for a permanent job. And our team is happy to help them with resume advice and connections in our field. [/quote]

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